This Order may be cited as the Health Professions (Transitional) Order of Council 2003 and shall come into force on 9th July 2003.

In this Order—

• “the Act” means the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 19602;

• “the Order” means the Health Professions Order 2001;

• “case relating to conduct” means any case in which, under the Act, a person would be, or would have been, liable to have his name removed from the register because of infamous conduct;

• “case relating to conviction” means any case in which, under the Act, a person would be, or would have been, liable to have his name removed from the register because he has been convicted of a criminal offence;

• “case relating to fraudulent entry” means any case in which, under the Act, a person would be, or would have been, liable to have his name removed from the register because his name has been fraudulently entered on the register;

• “disciplinary committee” has the same meaning as in section 8(1)(b) of the Act;

• “notice of inquiry” means a notice of inquiry as referred to in rule 4 or rule 13 of the Procedure Rules;

• “preliminary investigation” has the same meaning as in section 8(1)(a) of the Act;

• “the Procedure Rules” means the Professions Supplementary to Medicine (Disciplinary Committees) (Procedure) Rules Order of Council 19643; and

• “respondent” means a person who is the subject of an allegation in a case relating to conduct, conviction or fraudulent entry.

For the purposes of this Order, the Act and relevant rules made under the Act (including the Procedure Rules) shall apply as they were in force on 31st March 2002, except that, where necessary, references in the Act or the rules to the CPSM, the boards or their committees are to be treated as references to the Council.